Henry Fielding Quote

Happy the man and happy he alone He can call today his own. He who secure within can say "Tomorrow do thy worst for I have lived today."

Henry Fielding

Happy the man and happy he alone He can call today his own. He who secure within can say "Tomorrow do thy worst for I have lived today."

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About Henry Fielding

Henry Fielding (22 April 1707 – 8 October 1754) was an English writer and magistrate known for the use of humour and satire in his works. His 1749 comic novel The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling was a seminal work in the genre. Along with Samuel Richardson, Fielding is seen as the founder of the traditional English novel. He also played an important role in the history of law enforcement in the United Kingdom, using his authority as a magistrate to found the Bow Street Runners, London's first professional police force.